The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-05-12
Flat Rock Items.

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Our pastor did not preach his sermon on
money and temperance on last Sunday.
Perhaps the. resolutions adopted by the
church before preaching, and the COM
munion service, caused him to select diff
ferent subject; but we shall expect the
money and Temperance sermon next fourtn
Sabbath at IL o'clock q. nl., tor he loves TO
talk money and temperance.
Rev. B. Hays has now standing on his
place one apple and one pear tree which
were set out by Mr.. Heaton over seventy
years ago and are bearing.
Old Flat Rock is not dead by any means,
and I am proud of it. Just let anybody
come out with fling at her, and her MEM
bers come to the rescue at once. She ls
always ready to dispense with evil and en-
courage good. It is true she contains some
antics yet, but they are growing weaker,
both in number and influence, and by Au-
gust think we will have quite majority
for prohibition. The edict published by
the Trustees did not take worth cent.
She gave them to understand tnat tney
must keep within the bounds of reason,
and not 60 beyond their jurisdiction.
Rev. q. NJ. Allen preached quite an IN.
teresting sermon at this place last SaoDat9
~ 8 weIl.flled house, which was listened
tor with much interest. after Whlcn lne
Lords Supper was administered. Rev.
wv. H. King assisted the pastor. While in
conference the sedict of the Trustees was
taken up. and "a few remarks were made
|. by Rev. w. II. King. The following pre-,
amble and resolutions were offered ana
adopted:
Whereas, the Trustees of the property
belonging to the Baptists and Presby ter1ans
A!of this community have given notice IN
the Anderson Journal of April 18th torold-
dinScertain things to be said and done IN
the church and, whereas, they have gone
beyond their jurisdiction therefore, De IL
! list. Resolved, That lit is the sense and
feeling Of this church, as Tree and moe. 1
pendent body of believers. in Christ, tnat
we cannot and will not submit to and ABIDE
! bytheir decision. as the Act of the Legls.
latnre of South Carolina of 1856 does not
give to them the exclusive right and au'
thority to say what is and what IS not 10
be preached in our pulpit. -. -.
End. That we, the members OF this
church, respectfully submit that all meet
ines of a religious tendency can be held
within these walls without any infringe
ment upon the rights Of said Trustees, del
.epateds tothemsby,th ,the,Actof Fincor orporation
made by the Legislature of 1856.
Ard: That. asachurch, we heartilya and
in the spirit Of christian skindne ness xdisap.-
prove Of their act, sRs they went beyond
their Jurisdiction.
F4th. THAT we request the Anderson Jour
nal and Anderson INTELL1GENcER to publish
this preamble, and resolutions, together
with the ACT of the Legislature Of 1856 in
cooperating this church.
The following is the Act of the Legisla-
ture upon which the Trustees acted
itThat A. H. Glenn, WillialsasHall,
Samuel M, Webb, Aaron Hall, Bryan Bo.
roughs, Trustees of Flat Rock Church, in
Anderson district, be and they are hereby
declared q body polite and corporate. by
the style and title of Trustees of the Flat
Rock Church :" to have succession OF off.
Gers and members, and shall have power to
make bylaws not repugnant to the laws of
the land to sue and be sued, plead and be
implicated in any court in this State; to re-
tain, possess and enjoy the property which
they, as q, board, already have. or which
they may hereafter acquire, including the
church building and eight acres of land
around and shall have and enjoy every
right incident to interpretations; HoWded,
The property so to be held by them shall
NOT exceed in value twenty thousand dol
Lara. And inasmuch as two religious So
-cieties of different denominations of Chris
tians. composed of persons residing contig-
.uously, baptist and Presbyterian,) have
unitedly contributedito to the funds necessary !
for the erection of commodious house of
worship, and for acquiring the lands
whereon the same is. situated, for their.mu-
tual edification and convenience; and that
each, in turn, may enjoy the privilege of
using the same for religious congregational
PURPOSES, it is declared as, a. fundamental
provision, that the said house and lands
shall be used and enjoyed by each religious
society aforesaid, on SUCH terms ,as shall
secure entire equality and to this end,
the dsys and times of religious meetings
and service, under the direction and con-
troll of each society or congregation ,respec-
lively, shall be designated aud adjusted by
said Trustees and, further, that the said
Trustees for the time being, (as they have
been in the incipiency,) shall always be 80
organized and constituted that equality of
representation in said Board of Trustees
may be secured to each religious society, as
far as the same may be alternating, the
number as the same may be affected In
filling vacancies that may happen by
death, removal, resignation or otherwise
and, further, when vacancy shall hap
pen, that religious society entitled to the
representation thus to be. secured, may
nominate two or moro suitable persons.
from whom the Trustees shall select, and
in default, of such. nomination, the remain
ing Trustees shall have power to elect;
eachselecion, however, to be always sub.
ject to the approval of the religious society
entitled to the representation, the commu-
nicants, or majority of them, alone rep.
resenting such society and having the
right SO sto;nominate .or :disapproye, as the
case may be-" = FLAT.
sa5Ig Trinity Items. q
/, Notwithstanding the drawback caused
by the measles, the farmers are moving
ahead with their work. Some have
ploughed over their corn once, and are
now ploughing it the second time, plant